Deerings West Nursing Center, a Division of Hillhaven Corp. v. Scott

787 S.W.2d 494 (1990)

DEERINGS WEST NURSING CENTER, A DIVISION OF HILLHAVEN CORPORATION, Appellant,

v.

Velma Ponder SCOTT, Appellee.

No. 08-89-00294-CV.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

March 14, 1990.

Rehearing Overruled May 2, 1990.

John A. "Jad" Davis, Kemp, Smith, Duncan & Hammond, Midland, for appellant.

John H. Green, Odessa, for appellee.

Before FULLER, WOODARD and KOEHLER, JJ.

OPINION

WOODARD, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment for $35,000.00 actual damages and $200,000.00 punitive damages, founded upon the jury's finding that the Appellant was both negligent and grossly negligent in…